Clinical Lead

The Clinical Lead will provide effective clinical leadership to the Community Mental Health Team, ensuring the delivery of safe, high quality and recovery focused care. Working as part of the triumvirate leadership structure, the post holder will support service development, workforce capability and continuous improvement within a changing healthcare environment.

Clinical leadership and quality

• Provide visible clinical leadership and expert advice to support safe, effective and evidence based practice
• Promote a culture of continuous improvement, ensuring care is person centred, recovery focused and aligned with best practice
• Lead on clinical quality standards, including audits, care standards and governance requirements such as MaST and infection control
• Use systems including SystmOne, SMART, MaST and Datix to support quality monitoring and clinical governance

Service delivery and performance

Oversee the day to day management of clinical activity, including caseload oversight and allocation of work

Work in partnership with the Operational Manager to ensure effective management of demand, capacity and waiting lists, including the Referral to Treatment pathway

Support the delivery and monitoring of key performance indicators, ensuring services are safe, responsive and efficient

Safeguarding, governance and risk

Ensure adherence to local and national safeguarding procedures and statutory requirements

Support the implementation and embedding of national and local policies within the team

Lead on learning from incidents, complaints and patient safety investigations, ensuring improvements are embedded in practice

Leadership, supervision and workforce development

• Provide clinical supervision and support to a range of staff including Band 6 qualified clinicians such as Occupational Therapists and Community Psychiatric Nurses, as well as non qualified staff including Community Support Workers
• Support newly qualified staff through structured preceptorship, helping them to build confidence, consolidate clinical skills and transition safely into practice
• Promote reflective practice, professional curiosity and continuous professional development across the team
• Foster a positive and inclusive learning culture where staff feel valued, supported and able to grow
• Oversee the supervision of learners and contribute to maintaining a high quality learning environment
• Deliver teaching, training and development opportunities, sharing advanced clinical knowledge and skills

Collaborative working and communication

Chair and contribute to multi disciplinary meetings, supporting the management of complex clinical situations

Build and maintain strong working relationships with internal and external partners

Communicate highly complex, sensitive or contentious information in a clear and professional manner

Service development and improvement

Contribute to service transformation, supporting the development of new ways of working and improved care pathways

Act as a champion for research, innovation and evidence based practice within the team

Work with the leadership team to identify opportunities for service improvement and improved patient outcomes